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[The Arcitect]

why they would be arrested for mining ?? It is their computers and they can do whatever they want by it. they are trying to get an income from the internet as their country has a very bad economy specially after the oil prices dropped ! I can not see any legitimate reason for their arrest

It is not because of that. It is the fact they are selling the bitcoin mined for usd which is against the law there. Socialism, isn't it just special? 

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[bryant.coleman]

The Venezuelan authorities are once again proving that they are a bunch of retards. The Venezuelan forex reserves have been emptied long back, and they are desperately looking for foreign currency. Mining Bitcoins and exchanging them for United States Dollar or the United Kingdom Pound Sterling is much better than getting hard cash from foreign pedophiles, who camouflage themselves as tourists. 

[designerusa]

why they would be arrested for mining ?? It is their computers and they can do whatever they want by it. they are trying to get an income from the internet as their country has a very bad economy specially after the oil prices dropped ! I can not see any legitimate reason for their arrest

i am completely agree with you.. police hasnt right to arrest this people because of their mining stuff.. they just want to earn online money .. this cant be illegal i guess..

[Daniel91]

That news its false, i been saying in previous post that the news regarding bitcoin in Venezuela are not true.

Those miners are in Jail because they bring the miners whithout the right documentation and they didnt paid the import taxes

OK thanks for clarification but still this is not right, in my opinion.
There are not yet some specific rules or laws about Bitcoin in any country in the world.
If I want to report income taxes in my country I can't because they don't recognize Bitcoin as ''money''.
Only if I exchange BTC funds to some other currency, as US dollars, and withdraw, I should report this income to my local tax authorities.
As I heard, politic and economic situation in Venezuela is very bad now so if they are smart they should accept Bitcoin, not fight against it.

[chiguireitor]

That news its false, i been saying in previous post that the news regarding bitcoin in Venezuela are not true.

Those miners are in Jail because they bring the miners whithout the right documentation and they didnt paid the import taxes

OK thanks for clarification but still this is not right, in my opinion.
There are not yet some specific rules or laws about Bitcoin in any country in the world.
If I want to report income taxes in my country I can't because they don't recognize Bitcoin as ''money''.
Only if I exchange BTC funds to some other currency, as US dollars, and withdraw, I should report this income to my local tax authorities.
As I heard, politic and economic situation in Venezuela is very bad now so if they are smart they should accept Bitcoin, not fight against it.

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